The World's Biggest Birthday Party

On February 13, Unificationists around the world will celebrate the birthdays of Father and Mother Moon, whom we call True Parents. Their birthdays auspiciously fall on the same day by the lunar calendar—the 6th of January.

We call it, simply, True Parents’ Birthday. It’s an opportunity for Unificationists to reflect on the calling they have received from Father and Mother Moon and the life-changing experiences that have followed. There isn't a corner of the world that True Parents' work hasn't touched—from their legacy in encouraging cross-cultural marriages to their international peace work—and so the party is a worldwide celebration among people of different backgrounds, nationalities and ethnicities.

The significance of True Parents’ Birthday is akin to that of Christmas, Mawlid (Muhammad's birth) or the birth of Buddha, known colloquially as Buddha's Birthday but also as Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti. All these great individuals started worldwide movements, and their birthday celebrations are a chance for us to honor their legacies with festivals, hymns and the exchange of gifts.

True Parents’ Birthday is just the same. However, to define True Parents as religious founders would be to overlook what they stood for. Did you know that Father Moon’s main goal was to unify all religions by finding their common core and using their combined strengths to bring this ailing world back to God? If you resonate with this vision, then you too are a Unificationist!

February 13 is an opportunity for the world to reflect on this global vision championed by a couple who have stopped at nothing to see peace manifest and have given heart and soul toward a better world.

Want to join in on this special day? Check out our communities page and get connected to a celebration in your local area! There’ll be cake!